I’ve got an older Marlin, and a 2 year old Ruger American in .22 LR. Either one will give me minute of Squirrel out to 50 yards or so with those Remington “Golden Bullets”
I’ve tried several different flavors of ammo in both of them. Even a few of the expensive match stuff.
Really haven’t found anything that much more accurate than the Remington stuff, especially if you factor in the cost and ease of availability. It’s good, it’s cheap, and it doesn’t fowl (or Is it foul) my rifles.
If I was into serious competition I’d maybe find something especially good, but for head shooting squirrels for the pot and plinking for practice, I’m happy with it.
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